Newcastle Utd boss: Let’s give Man City’s Pell hell!

ALAN Pardew has challenged his Newcastle United side to give Manuel Pellegrini a baptism of fire in the Premier League.

The club kicks off its season at the City of Manchester Stadium on Monday night.

It will be new Manchester City manager Pellegrini’s first game in English football after his summer move from Malaga.

And Pardew senses an opportunity for Newcastle, who have never won a game at Eastlands.

United were beaten 4-0 at the stadium last season, but with City looking suspect defensively – they have lost Matija Nastasic to injury – he is confident there could be a more positive outcome this season.

“We’ve lost to Man City twice in the years I’ve been here, we need to change that,” said Pardew.

“The last two times we’ve been there under me, we’ve been well beaten.

“There’s been a bit of a gap, so now under the new manager, we hope to change that.

“They’ve got two or three new faces, but I’m pretty confident.

“I know the team they will play, and know what we’ll have, obviously.”

While striker Carlos Tevez – who has tormented United in recent seasons – has left City this summer, the club has spent £90m on attacking talent.